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Scotland, Jan 29: Environmental pollution and the related climatic change remains the hot topic of discussion among the countries of the world. The government of Scotland as an attempt to minimise the adverse effect of climatic change is planning to take measures to minimise the pollution rate by 80%. A coalition of environmental groups has claimed that with this initiative Scotland is expected to become a “global leader” in the fight against climate change.

Various environmental organisations have put forth their suggestion to tackle increase in the pollution rate. Stop Climate Chaos Scotland (SCCS) has suggested a list of measures the country should introduce to be a role model to the rest of the world. SCCS is an umbrella group for more than 30 organisations such as the National Trust for Scotland, Friends of the Earth Scotland, and the Church of Scotland.

While commenting on this the Chairman of the Climate Change Bill said: “This bill is more positive and historically significant one. Scotland has the great chance to become a role model for the rest of the world in this regard. The reduction of green house gas by at least 3% a year is essential; this should be done without any harm to our environment.”

He further added that: “Climate change is not a problem of the future, the adverse effect of it can be witnessed in the developing countries. It is our duty as being the developed world to take responsibility for our actions and seriously consider about minimising the emission rate. If the proposal is made into a reality this could be considered as the more positive and historically significant bill in our lifetime.”

John Swinney, Finance and Sustainable Growth Secretary will formally launch the consultation on the Climate Change Bill at the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh.

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